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This website is provided as a service by the Chaplaincy
Ministries Department of
The Church of God of Prophecy, directed by
Rev. Dr. Douglas R. Stephenson. The purpose is to promote the ministry of Chaplains,
connect Chaplains and organizations needing a Chaplain ministry, and to form an
on-line community of those involved in this ministry. Chaplaincy exists to
provide ministry beyond the walls of the local church. There are many work
settings in which chaplains may serve and this ministry seeks to be a blessing
to chaplains in all of these areas. A vital mission of the Chaplaincy
Ministries Department is to recruit, advocate, and support Church of God
of Prophecy chaplains and service personnel and their families around the world.
Because chaplains work outside the walls of the church, it can be difficult to
maintain contact with the local, regional, and general church. Chaplaincy
Services, using all means at its disposal seeks to help chaplains and
service members stay connected.
Director -
Rev. Dr. Douglas R. Stephenson
News Update -
Chaplain (MAJ) Dale Code in meeting in
Afghanistan
The
Chaplaincy Ministries Department of the Church of God of Prophecy is extremely
proud of both of our most senior chaplains who will retire this coming year. Air
Force Chaplain, Colonel Jon Stovall and Navy Chaplain Captain Bill Reed, have
been assigned at the highest levels of their respective chaplain services and
they have performed their duties in the most exceptional manner. They and their
families have served their God, their church, their country in a most singular
and extra-ordinary style. They have excelled as every step of the way and they
deserve all the accolades we can bestow upon them.
Air Force Chaplain Colonel Jon Stovall and his wife Peggoty will retire from the
Air Force effective 11 February 2011. Jon and Peggoty are grateful for 28 years
of service in the Air Force as a military chaplain. He retires from his base,
Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, having served his final years as the Air Force Global
Command Chaplain.
Jon and Peggoty plan to retire to their home in Myrtle Beach, SC. Jon plans to
do some golfing and traveling that he was unable to do while serving on active
duty. He would like to get involved in a meaningful ministry most likely working
with the military chaplains and working on the staff of a state office or local
church.
This move will be a reunion with their son, Josh, who is a student at the
Coastal Carolina University there in Myrtle Beach. Their daughter Rylie is
working in Grand Forks, North Dakota as a hostess in the lodging and hospitality
industry.
Pray for Jon and Peggoty as they move into the next chapter in their lives. Pray
that God places them exactly where He wants them and doing exactly what God
wants them doing.
Navy Chaplain, CPT Bill Reed and his wife, Renee, will retire from the Navy
effective May 2011. Bill will leave his job working as aide to the Navy one star
at the Marine Navy Barracks, the Pentagon, Washington, DC. They too are grateful
for over 30 years of military service between the Air Force and the Navy. Bill
and Renee plan to retire to Prescott, Arizona where Renee's parents the
Eliason's live in an assisted living home. Bill and Renee's plans are to
continue the Global Outreach Missions Ministry which her parents, Allan and
Harle Eliason started years ago and to serve the greater needs the church as God
leads them, especially in the area of global missions. Their daughter Kimberly
who serves as Director of Christian Education, Youth Ministries, at Fort Drum,
NY recently married Tim Paroz, a US Army Chaplain. They make their home in the
Fort Drum/Watertown, NY area. Their son Andrew and his wife Sung-Ae live in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, area where they both attended Calvin College. Their
daughter Julie who worked as a lawyer in Atlanta, is taking time off to travel
and hike and mountain climb.
Please pray for the Reed family as they transition into civilian life after so
many years serving in the military. Pray that God uses them in a mighty way.
Chaplain and Mrs. Stovall and Chaplain and Mrs. Reed, you have made us proud!!!!
Click the link below for
useful Chaplaincy resources
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